Otto Buchanan Elliott

Otto Buchanan Elliot (September 26, 1886 – August 26, 1979) was a railway station agent, and one of the founding representatives of the Social Credit Party of Canada, a political party in Canada that promoted the social credit theories of monetary reform.[1]

Otto Buchanan Elliott
Member of Parliament
for Kindersley
In office
1935–1940
Preceded byArchibald M. Carmichael
Succeeded byCharles Albert Henderson
Personal details
Born(1886-09-26)September 26, 1886
Erin, Ontario
DiedAugust 26, 1979(1979-08-26) (aged 92)
Darlington, Ontario
Political partySocial Credit Party of Canada,
Professionrailway agent

Born in Erin, Ontario, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1935 election as Member of Parliament representing Kindersley, Saskatchewan.[1] He did not run for re-election in 1940 in order to allow the leader of the New Democracy party, William Herridge, to contest what was hoped to be a safe seat. The Social Credit movement had decided to support Herridge's new party. Herridge was unable to win the Kindersley seat in the 1940 federal election, however, coming in third place. Elliott is interred at Bowmanville Cemetery.

References
  1. Otto Buchanan Elliott – Parliament of Canada biography


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.